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Video – 2012 USPSA Area 1 Championships

The 2012 USPSA Area 1 Championships in St. George, UT featured 12 fun and exciting courses of fire. I was glad to have the chance to shoot this match and it served as a warm up for the USPSA Single Stack Nationals just one week later. I brought the Midland XTC out to the range [...]

2012 USPSA Single Stack Nationals & Mother’s Day

2012 USPSA Single Stack National Ladies National Champion - Photo Courtesy of Paul Hyland

Last week I competed at the USPSA Single Stack Nationals hosted by PASA Park in Barry, IL.  This match is a single division event and that means everyone shoots division approved model 1911′s and appropriate gear.  Over 300 competitors, including 38 grandmaster and master class level shooters, took aim on the 14 challenging courses of [...]

JulieG Podcast – May 2012

JulieG Podcasts

April has come and gone. What a busy month it has been! In this podcast I talk about the NRA Annual Meeting, the new Smith & Wesson M&P Shield, the USPSA Single Stack Nationals and more. Continuing on with the series on How to Become a Sponsored Shooter, this episode focuses on different options available [...]

Match Report Infographic – 2012 USPSA Area 1 Championships

JulieG Infographic - 2012 USPSA Area 1 Championships

I had a wonderful time competing in the USPSA Area 1 Championships in St. George, UT a couple of weeks ago. Phenomenal facility, excellent officiating and a super fun match!  I had the opportunity to shoot with a great group of squad mates too.  I used new my two-tone Ionbond Smith & Wesson Pro Series 9mm 1911 [...]

Updates from the Road – 2012 USPSA Single Stack Nationals Part 2

Infographics – A new way to report match results?

Match Report - Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor Nationals

Infographics. You may have seen these popping up on Pinterest and Facebook. Just what is an infographic? Wikipedia says that… “Information graphics or infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge. These graphics present complex information quickly and clearly…” Read more at Wikipedia. Enter Visual.ly, a website where you can create your own infographics. Ever wonder what type of Facebook monster you are? [...]

My Top 11 Moments in Shooting in 2011

2011 goes in the books as one of the most memorable for me in my shooting career. It was very difficult to narrow down my year into just 11 moments, but here they are… 11. Adventures in 3-Gunning – I took a big leap out of my comfort zone this season and explored the sport [...]

IPSC World Shoot – The Match

Shooting Day 1 - Sara Dunivin

The World Shoot stages were simply beautiful. Courses of fire had either Greek cultural themes or those that featured the region’s history and mythology. The work that went into building and painting them was extensive. They were also challenging, especially for US competitors. Even though the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) is a region [...]

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